SAVE THE DATE |
 Students--Win $200! The
10th Maria Dittman Research Paper Competition kicked off on Jan. 29 and submissions will be
accepted through March 5. Full application details
online. More…
 See "Marquette Then & Now"--a photography exhibit at Haggerty
Museum through April 1. Historic photos from University Archives are paired with contemporary
views in this 125th Anniversary celebration. More…
Celebrate Mission Week Feb. 2-10. The Libraries offer a resource guide on mission
week themes, including books, articles, and Web sites on whistleblowing, making ethical decisions,
and discernment. More...
Tax Forms and instruction booklets, both Wisconsin and IRS, are available in the
Raynor lobby until April 15 or as long as supplies last. Forms are
also online. More...
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NEW ELECTRONIC RESOURCES |
 The Libraries announced the debut of a campus subscription to the new
Chicago Manual of Style Online. This indispensable resource includes
the Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide, a new chapter on grammar, tools for manuscript
preparation, coverage of copyright and permissions matters, and much More…
Nineteen new online subscriptions were added during the fall months--a digital journal
collection, an archive of JFK assassination documents, a trove of data for ethnographic research
on minorities, the indispensable Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, and many
more digital reference books and encyclopedias. See complete descriptions and More... |
ARCHIVES PROJECTS for the 125th |
The Women in Blue & Gold Collection debuted
during the fall and now includes nearly 600 images, documenting Marquette women's intercollegiate athletics
1975-2005. More...
An M-Club-funded project to digitize men's basketball film has produced a collection
spanning 1935-1990. Over 200 films are now available in DVD format and copies may be ordered
from Special Collections. More...
Watch the Raynor Library lobby this semester for a rotating series of
historical displays on
Marquette's colleges and schools. Prepared by Special Collections, the displays will
include photos and other memorabilia, beginning with the College of Nursing (Feb.
2-Mar. 25),
Professional Studies (Feb. 12-Mar. 23), Law School (Mar. 16-May 1) School of Dentistry
(Mar. 26-May 18), and Graduate School (May 1-June 10). More… |
FACULTY CORNER |
Featured new book in Raynor  Reference: The American Midwest: An
Interpretive Encyclopedia, published by Indiana University Press (2007).
This 1,900-page compendium covers geography, folklore, rural life, religion, education,
and much more. At least five Marquette faculty members contributed articles, including Rev. Steven
Avella, "Roman Catholics;" Patrick Carey, "John Ireland;" Heather Hathaway,
"Ethnic Literature;" John Jentz, "Anarchists" and "Metropolitan
Unionism;" and Steven Hartman Keiser, "Religious German."
More...
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CIRCULATION NEWS |
Raynor group study room reservations have been changed to increase
access. The two first floor rooms equipped with projection technology will now be open 24/7 for
first-come use, but may be reserved in advance for groups of three or more. For complete guidelines
and reservations, call (414) 288-7555, or inquire at the Circulation Desk. More...
Audiovisual materials are among the Libraries' hottest circulating items. The collection now
includes over 10,000 films in VHS or DVD format, some of which were checked out more than
25-30 times last year. To increase access for the many users, a new 5-day loan policy went into
effect with the start of the Spring '07 semester. All movies are listed in MARQCAT and may be
checked out at the Raynor lower level Reserves/AV desk, which will also answer any questions
about the loan policy. |
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NEW READ POSTER |
 The Libraries recently produced a new READ poster, which
features Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade and his former Marquette English professor, Dr. Paula
Gillespie. Gillespie is also director of the Ott Memorial Writing Center, located in Raynor Library.
Wade has been active in the NBA's literacy program for kids and for the poster he picked
Pride and Prejudice, which he read in Gillespie's class.
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2006 SURVEY RESULTS |
 Library
administrators have been analyzing results of last spring's (April 2006) survey and results have
been released. Almost 700 students and faculty responded to the online survey, which used a
rigorously-tested instrument called LibQUAL+. Since Marquette's survey was administered
at the same time as more than 200 libraries nationally and 21 other Jesuit institutions' libraries,
the results yielded interesting comparisons. The Marquette community indicated their highest
needs or expectations lie in the strength and accessibility of the collection. A question on frequency
of use revealed that 30% of undergrads use the library on-site daily and almost 60% of faculty
respondents use the electronic library resources daily. In addition to answering the standard
questions, 248 respondents offered helpful written comments. A summary, as well as the
complete results, are online. More…
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SOMMER NEW ACCESS SERVICES HEAD |
 Joan Sommer has been named Raynor Memorial Libraries' head of
Access Services. Effective January 2, two key library departments were merged under Ms.
Sommer's leadership.
Read about all the services provided by the new department's staff of 13, who provide service
in four library locations. More...
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INNOVATIVE FUNDRAISER LED BY STAFF |
Food, conviviality, and philanthropy! The Memorial staff lounge was a hotbed of
activity November 28 through December 15, 2006, when staff joined forces for the 6th Annual
Secret Chef luncheons. This year's Secret Chef raised $1,650 through free will donations from its
diners. During this innovative fundraiser, volunteers from the libraries and beyond contributed their
soup (over 75 gallons), plus breads, fruit, and desserts. Special events included a "Chili Cook
Off," complete with award-winning "Green Bay Chili" donated by Milwaukee
firefighters, and a "Chicken Soup Throw-down." Three charities benefited from
the generosity and culinary skills (and appetites) of the Libraries' staff and other campus visitors
who stopped in for lunch: the Milwaukee Rescue
Mission, The Companion Animal Resource
and Adoption Center, and Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Residential Treatment Center in Gallup,
New Mexico. The Secret Chef blog recorded
day-by-day menus.
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BY THE NUMBERS |
The Raynor turnstiles registered 3,000,000 on January 26th. The
lucky student who entered at 3:15 p.m. received a gift box containing a mug and other library
memorabilia. The new Raynor Memorial Libraries, which opened in August '03, celebrated the 1
million milestone in October '04 and the 2nd million just 13 months later, Nov. 15, 2005.
29.9 miles of books!! Recent space planning and shelving projections revealed the
Libraries' collections encompass over 158,000 linear feet or almost 30 miles, counting all
collections--books, journals, media, and manuscripts. |
CREDITS |
Managing
Editor,
Susan Hopwood
Co-Editors, William D. Gagliani
&
Leslie A. Quade
Intern,
Diane Claeys
Photography, Steven W. Blackwood
Graphics & Layout, Jim Lowrey &
Keven Riggle
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